Celebrate Poetry Month
@ NCJH Library!
April is National Poetry Month
Check out a Poetry Book!
Poetry books live in the 800 section of our library! See one of the library staff for help finding a great poetry book.
Swimming Upstream
You'll find yourself in this book of poems about life in the middle.
Hoop Kings
Do you like your poetry to have a hip-hop beat? Then check out one of the books by Charles R. Smith Jr.
A Maze Me
Another great poetry book by the amazing poet, Naomi Shihab Nye.
Naomi Shihab Nye Reads a Poem
Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye
Participate in a "Poem in Your Pocket" Day!
April 30th is National Poem in Your Pocket Day. You can easily participate in this fun event.
- Get a pocket poem from your homeroom teacher
- Carry it with you all day long.
- Find other people who are carrying the same poem.
- Ask someone to recite their poem for you.
- Offer to recite your poem for someone else.
Charles R Smith Jr. Reads a Poem
B-Ball Be - Charles R. Smith Jr.